The TUC has today (Friday) launched a debate within the trade union movement on whether the UK should move towards a proportional system for electing the House of Commons by publishing a new Touchstone pamphlet Getting it in Proportion? Trade Unions and Electoral Reform.
Welcoming the statement on race equality published today (Thursday) by Communities Secretary John Denham, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
Commenting today (Thursday) on the publication of the final report of the Civil Litigation Costs Review by Lord Justice Jackson, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
Welcoming the announcement today (Monday) that the Government is allocate an extra £122 million to the UK's council house building programme, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
Commenting on the launch of the new brand identity for personal accounts, the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST), TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
Responding to the strategy document Going For Growth, published today (Thursday) by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
Over five million workers across the UK gave away £27.4 billion in unpaid overtime in 2009, a TUC analysis of official statistics reveals today (Thursday).
The campaign for a Community Day bank holiday today (Tuesday) welcomed the announcement of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee programme by Lord Mandelson, which includes a new bank holiday in 2012.
With snow and ice already covering much of the UK and weather reports suggesting that the snowstorms are moving south, the TUC has today (Tuesday) issued advice for workers and their employers on what to do when the weather takes a turn for the worse.
The TUC is calling on the Government to give agency workers real protection from exploitation and genuine equal treatment on pay, holiday and hours, as it publishes its response to the draft Agency Worker Regulations consultation today (Tuesday). The draft Regulations seek to implement the EU Temporary Agency Worker Directive into UK law.